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Comey to Trump: 'The American people will hear my story'

James Comey testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Washington DC, June 8, 2017.

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Updated: 2:32 PM EDT Mar 17, 2018

James Comey had a message for Donald Trump on Saturday. "Mr. President, the American people will hear my story very soon. And they can judge for themselves who is honorable and who is not," the former FBI director tweeted.Trump fired Comey last May, amidst an investigation into whether members of his campaign team colluded with Russia in its interference in last year's election.The announcement sent shock and surprise ricocheting through Washington. The Trump administration attributed Comey's dismissal to his handling of the investigation into Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's email server.Comey's firing was one of several that made headlines during the past year. Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe on Friday, just over a day before his retirement.McCabe, a frequent target of President Donald Trump's criticism even before the election, stepped down in January from his deputy director position. He was scheduled to retire Sunday after a 22-year career.Though McCabe had spent more than 20 years as a career FBI official, Trump repeatedly condemned him over the last year as emblematic of an FBI leadership he contends is biased against his administration.McCabe immediately disputed the findings in his own statement, saying the firing was part of a Trump administration "war" on the FBI.

James Comey had a message for Donald Trump on Saturday.

"Mr. President, the American people will hear my story very soon. And they can judge for themselves who is honorable and who is not," the former FBI director tweeted.

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Mr. President, the American people will hear my story very soon. And they can judge for themselves who is honorable and who is not.

Trump fired Comey last May, amidst an investigation into whether members of his campaign team colluded with Russia in its interference in last year's election.

The announcement sent shock and surprise ricocheting through Washington. The Trump administration attributed Comey's dismissal to his handling of the investigation into Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's email server.

Comey's firing was one of several that made headlines during the past year.

McCabe, a frequent target of President Donald Trump's criticism even before the election, stepped down in January from his deputy director position. He was scheduled to retire Sunday after a 22-year career.

Though McCabe had spent more than 20 years as a career FBI official, Trump repeatedly condemned him over the last year as emblematic of an FBI leadership he contends is biased against his administration.

McCabe immediately disputed the findings in his own statement, saying the firing was part of a Trump administration "war" on the FBI.